Gallery: Royals gather for D-Day ceremonies

King Willem-Alexander, second left, and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands attend a ceremony in honour at all combatants who landed in Arromanches. Claude Paris, AP Photo.Claude Paris, AP Photo
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King Willem-Alexander, centre left, and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands, stand, during a ceremony in honour of those who landed in Arromanches. Claude Paris, AP Photo.Claude Paris, AP Photo
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands arrive at a ceremony in honor of those who landed in Arromanches. Claude Paris, AP Photo..Claude Paris, AP Photo
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King Willem-Alexander, and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands leave a ceremony in honour at all combatants who landed in Arromanches on the 6 June 1944, and saved Europe, in Arromanches, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. Claude Paris, AP Photo.Claude Paris, AP Photo
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U.S. President Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth of Britain, French President Francois Hollande, Queen Margrethe of Denmark and Russian President Vladimir Putin participate in a group photo of world leaders attending the D-Day 70th Anniversary ceremonies at Chateau de Benouville in Benouville, France, June 6, 2014. Leaders and dignitaries from around the world travelled to attend events commemorating the June 6, 1944 Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy during the Second World War. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images.Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and New Zealand Governor-General Jerry Mateparae help Queen Elizabeth to her position during a group photo of world leaders attending the D-Day 70th Anniversary ceremonies at Chateau de Benouville in Benouville, France, June 6, 2014. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images.Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth stands during the wreath laying at a bi-national France-UK D-Day commemoration ceremony at the British War Cemetery of Bayeux. Thomas Bregardis, AFP/Getty Images.Thomas Bregardis, AFP/Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, attend a bi-national France-UK D-Day commemoration ceremony at the British War Cemetery of Bayeux, on June 6, 2014. Thomas Bregardis, AFP/Getty Images.Thomas Bregardis, AFP/Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama during a group photo of world leaders attending the D-Day 70th Anniversary ceremonies at Chateau de Benouville in Benouville, France, June 6. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth speaks with President Barack Obama during a group photo of world leaders attending the D-Day 70th Anniversary ceremonies at Chateau de Benouville in Benouville, France, June 6. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images.Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth attends a bi-national France-UK D-Day commemoration ceremony at the British War Cemetery of Bayeux, on June 6, 2014, marking the 70th anniversary of the Second World War Allied landings in Normandy. Thomas Bregardis, AFP/Getty Images.Thomas Bregardis, AFP/Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth lays a wreath at the foot of the Cross of Sacrifice in the centre of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery during a service of remembrance on June 6, 2014 in Bayeux, France. Jonathan Brady, Pool/Getty Images.Jonathan Brady, Pool/Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth flanked by Britain Ambassador to France, Sir Peter Ricketts (R) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague (C,background) meets with guests during a garden-party at the British Embassy in Paris on June 5. Martin Bureau, AFP/Getty Images.Martin Bureau, AFP/Getty Images
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Royalty from around the world, including Queen Elizabeth and her family, gathered in France this week to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Here is a selection of photos of royal representatives paying their respects.

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